SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[verb] been [adj] for [adj] years	120
2	have been [adj] for [adj] years	120
3	[verb] been [adj] for [num] years	79
4	[vb past] been [adj] for [adj] years	48
5	had been [adj] for [adj] years	46
6	[verb] been [adj] for [det] years	41
7	[verb] been married for [adj] years	39
8	[vb base] been [adj] for [adj] years	37
9	[vb -s] been [adj] for [adj] years	33
10	has been [adj] for [adj] years	29
11	have been [adj] for [adj] years	27
12	[verb] been [adj] for many years	18
13	[verb] been [adj] for many years	18
14	[verb] been empty for [adj] years	12
15	[verb] been [adj] for some years	12
16	[verb] been [adj] for some years	12
17	[verb] been [adj] for several years	10
18	[verb] been [adj] for several years	10
19	've been [adj] for [adj] years	10
20	[verb] been dead for [adj] years	9
21	[verb] been [adj] for six years	6
22	[verb] been [adj] for six years	6
23	[verb] been [adj] for five years	6
24	[verb] been [adj] for five years	6
25	[verb] been [adj] for four years	5
26	[verb] been available for [adj] years	5
27	[verb] been [adj] for four years	5
28	[verb] been active for [adj] years	5
29	[verb] been ill for [adj] years	5